§ Mr. Wrightasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish the expenditure per head of the population in Scotland and England and Wales, respectively, on each of the services for which district calculations are possible for the year 1967–68.
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§ Mr. DiamondThe following table shows public expenditure and central Government expenditure per head of population in Scotland, and England and
EXPENDITURE PER HEAD OF POPULATION1967–68 Total Public Expenditure Central Government Expenditure† Service* Scotland England and Wales Scotland England and Wales £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Civil Defence 10 0 7 7 7 9 6 8 Roads (including Lighting) 12 3 8 9 12 1 7 8 1 5 3 2 Airports 11 2 8 0 9 3 6 0 Ports 1 0 5 9 5 5 2 6 Promotion of Local Employment 2 9 0 9 3 2 9 0 9 3 Investment Grants 8 6 7 5 6 3 8 13 6 5 11 2 Selective Employment Tax: Additional sum in Premium Payments 2 1 3 2 9 5 2 1 3 2 9 5 Regional Employment Premiums 2 10 2 9 0 2 10 1 9 0 Research Councils 1 7 0 1 8 8 1 7 0 1 8 8 Agricultural Support 8 18 11 4 8 2 8 18 11 4 8 2 Agricultural Services 1 0 10 1 8 11 1 1 2 1 8 0 Fisheries 8 10 6 9 3 6 Forestry 2 15 11 8 2 2 15 11 8 2 Housing 37 19 3 17 14 11 5 6 5 2 4 7 Environmental Services 16 0 0 13 19 11 1 0 10 13 1 Libraries, Museums and Arts 16 2 l 6 8 5 5 5 4 Police 4 15 8 5 6 1 2 3 2 2 8 3 Prisons 14 8 14 0 14 8 14 0 Other Law and Order (including Fire Services) 2 3 11 2 12 1 18 6 1 1 0 Education (other than on Universities)‡ 35 18 9 30 9 5 4 7 6 1 4 8 Universities, etc. 8 1 2 5 3 3 8 0 9 4 3 4 Health and Welfare 33 5 2 29 16 6 29 16 10 25 4 7 Children's Services (including Family Allowance) 7 15 9 7 2 7 5 1 10 4 3 5 Social Security Benefits 52 11 6 50 19 9 52 11 6 50 19 8 Financial Administration and Common Services 4 17 2 4 8 7 4 5 3 4 2 8 Other Services 5 4 6 4 15 9 4 11 0 4 2 2 Non-specific Grants to Local Authorities — — 30 5 9 27 18 6 TOTAL 254 7 5 201 14 11 188 1 0 151 15 11 * As listed in Table 61 of the Digest of Scottish Statistics, October, 1968. † Includes transfers to other spending authorities within the public sector other than Consolidated Fund loans to local authorities (not separately identified). ‡ Includes in Scotland an element of student grants which in England and Wales is included under non-specific grants to local authorities.
§ Mr. Wrightasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what amounts of Government expenditure, of those items that can be directly apportioned, were spent in 1967–68 in Scotland, England and Wales; and what percentage these figures represent of total Government expenditure for the year.
§ Mr. DiamondCentral Government expenditure in Great Britain in 1967–68
282WWales, respectively, for 1967–68, on each of the services for which a separate calculation can be made.
(excluding debt interest and net lending to other parts of the public sector) totalled about £11,450 million. The following table shows expenditure on each of the services in Scotland and in England and Wales for which a separate calculation can be made. The total figures of £975 million and £7,346 million represent, respectively, 11.7 per cent. and 283W 88.3 per cent. of the overall total of allocable expenditure.
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE 1967–68† Service* Scotland England and Wales £m. £m. Civil Defence 2.0 16.1 Roads (including Lighting) 38.4 249.7 Airports 2.4 14.5 Ports 0.1 6.1 Promotion of Local Employment 12.7 22.3 Investment Grants 45.0 268.9 Selective Employment Tax: Additional sum in Premium Payments 10.7 119.5 Regional Employment Premiums 13.0 21.7 Research Councils 7.0 69.3 Agricultural Support 46.4 213.3 Agricultural Services 5.5 67.7 Fisheries 2.4 1.2 Forestry 14.5 19.8 Housing 27.6 107.8 Environmental Services 5.4 31.7 Libraries, Museums and Arts 1.4 13.0 Police 11.2 116.8 Prisons 3.8 33.8 Other Law and Order (including Fire Services) 4.8 50.9 Education (other than on Universities)‡ 22.7 59.7 Universities, etc. 41.7 201.7 Health and Welfare 154.8 1,220.8 Children's Services (including Family Allowances) 26.4 201.9 Social Security Benefits 272.7 2,467.2 Financial Administration and Common Services 22.1 200.0 Other Services 23.6 198.8 Non-specific Grants to Local Authorities 157.1 1,351.3 Total 975.4 7,345.5 * As listed in Table 61 of the Digest of Scottish Statistics, October, 1968. † Includes transfers to other spending authorities within the public sector other than Consolidated Fund loans to local authorities (not separately identified). ‡ Includes in Scotland an element of student grants which in England and Wales is included under non-specific grants to local authorities.